Cynthia Stephens

Poet and Hispanist, living in Scotland. “The Borges Enigma”, Tamesis Books.

[Cynthia Stephens @CynthStephens]

Author of “The Borges Enigma”, Tamesis Books: https://t.co/zbwfEIEVvR

[Cynthia Stephens @CynthStephens]

Twitter wants to know my age. I am over 21. Old enough. So long!

[Gretel Le Maître @GretelleMaitre]

This is my photo of Sargent’s painting of Lady Agnew from the exhibition at the Tate I went to today with my mother. I thought I hadn’t photographed it but here it is in all its glory.

[Tyne & Esk Writers @WritersTyneEsk]

Just 12 days now ...

#TyneandEskWriters #WOTY #WriterOfTheYear #writingcompetition

https://t.co/pUG7D8zVPc

Closing date - 15 July!

[Miranda France @MirandaFrance1]

THE WRITING SCHOOL - now in paperback!

"an extraordinary book"
"extremely funny and deeply sad"
"funny, exhilarating, heart-breaking and passionate" "beautifully written and structured"
"compelling, wise and fabulously readable"
"brimming with honesty"
"I loved every word"

[Living London History | Jack Chesher @livinglondonhis]

London’s hidden gardens and pocket parks are great places to escape the hustle and bustle, here are my top ten! 👇 https://t.co/2LSoiuyjWX

[Living London History | Jack Chesher @livinglondonhis]

It’s been great bumping into lots of people out and about doing the walks in the book! There are four self-guided walks, such as this one looking at 2000 years of London’s architecture… 👇

[PictureThis Scotland @74frankfurt]

Poster produced for LNER to promote rail travel to Edinburgh. Artwork by Frank Newbould. (1935)

[Cynthia Stephens @CynthStephens]

I swam there often as a child!

[PictureThis Scotland @74frankfurt]

Dunbar outdoor swimming pool. (c. 1960) Pic: Anthony Muir.

[PictureThis Scotland @74frankfurt]

Suilven from Lochinver. (2024) Pic: Bryan Evans.

[SumburghHead @SumburghHead]

Everyday with Puffins is a good day. It’s Peak Puffin season, here at Sumburgh Head, and we’re absolutely loving it!

[Mark Hatton @TheHatton]

Father Time greets us as we walk past this gravestone, showing us his hour glass and scythe. He is telling us to make good use of time, because he knows it will soon run out.

[Mark Hatton @TheHatton]

Whether Adam & Eve had a bellybutton was a controversial matter in the 18th Century. This stonemason has ducked the issue by placing their hands over the location. He also chose to dress them in leafy skirts to avoid the full frontal nudity that was expected in the Garden of Eden

[Selkies House @SelkiesHouse]

News of @AlejBanca @DrKatieBrown #EnglishPEN win last week has made its mark in the Spanish language world of literature. Alejandra is the first female Venezuelan writer to receive the prize.👇👏🎉
https://t.co/9n7CBfvNp3

[Katie Brown @DrKatieBrown]

A joyous evening celebrating the launch of @AlejBanca's From Savagery 💖 Thank you to #Bookbag for hosting, to @DrInaLinge for the thought-provoking questions, and to everyone who came.

Order from your favourite indie bookshop https://t.co/0hm0ozoSwC

[Katie Brown @DrKatieBrown]

Happy Publication Day to From Savagery!

A debut for @AlejBanca @lecturasdearraigo, @selkieshouse, my first book length translation & the first Venezuelan woman to win an @englishpen award

Sofia Crespo described the characters as rebellious flowers. May they continue to bloom.

[British Gardening History @britgardhistory]

Wild Thyme, Wills's Cigarette Cards 1923 Wild Flowers series, No 44.

[A.A.Milne @A_AMilne]

Eeyore stood by himself and thought about things. Sometimes he thought sadly to himself, “Why?” and sometimes he didn’t know what he was thinking. So when Pooh came stumping along, Eeyore was very glad to be able to stop thinking for a little. ~A.A.Milne #SundayMotivation

[Robert Fergusson (1750-74) @RFergussonPoet]

Those influenced by Fergusson include Hugh MacDiarmid, Robert Garioch, Edwin Morgan, Tom Leonard, Kathleen Jamie, and many more.
If you work on any of these figures and would like to discuss them at our symposium, get your abstracts in by 1st July!
https://t.co/4ilzhlwCR3

[Jonathan Yeo @RealJonathanYeo]

My portrait of #SirDavidAttenborough which was unveiled today @theroyalsociety

It’s been the greatest honour and thrill to paint him, am only sad the sittings are finished and I’ll no longer have an excuse to bask in his brilliant, charismatic and entertaining company

[Abbotsford @AbbotsfordScott]

Abbotsford's gardens are in full bloom and looking incredible 😍🌿🌼